Put the approach plates side by side and you’ll note the Z has lower weather minimums than the Y. They may also require different aircraft equipment and pilot certification, step-down fixes, and ...

If a pilot needs to circle, a note on the approach plate points out that circling is "Not authorized northwest of Rwy 3-21." The pilot should expect to fly the circle using a normal left traffic ...

The standard approach gradient for an instrument approach is 3.0 degrees. The approach plate for the RNAV 20 at KBYI notes the descent angle for the approach is 3.75 degrees.

"The controller informed the pilot that he was 5 miles from NESTY and instructed them to cross NESTY at or above 3,800 ft msl, and that he was cleared the RNAV approach to runway 28R at MYF, which ...

For some airports, puckish spirits within the FAA have had fun with the five-letter names. Here is the plate for the RNAV 16 approach to the airport in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Both players revealed the Detroit Tigers' approach at the plate against Pirates right-hander Luis L. Ortiz, who threw 44 strikes and 37 balls in his 81-pitch start.

Area navigation (RNAV) is a concept that predates the implementation of GPS by several decades. But it was with the advent of the latter, with its powerful microprocessors, compact size and global ...

Temporary approach plates were available to the pilots in their electronic flightbags, ... the A321 pilots replied simply with “RNAV approach” in almost all their readbacks.

The FAA is looking to implement a new offset RNAV approach to Teterboro Airport's Runway 19, to ease noise impact. In an effort to lessen aircraft noise over sensitive areas, the FAA is proposing ...

All 15 people on board turboprop killed in Australia's worst airliner crash since 1968 The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) was last week trying to recover data from the badly damaged ...